Danielle Wood: 6 space technologies we can use to improve life on Earth
丹妮爾伍德: 六項太空技術,改善地球生活
Danielle Wood designs satellites and space technology applications that contribute to sustainable development. Full bio
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to work as an intern
of the Columbia Space Shuttle
to peer into the edge of black holes.
能讓科學家一窺黑洞的邊緣。
in the middle of the night.
of the engines vibrating in our chests.
感受到隆隆作響的引擎在震動。
of a team of thousands of people
where I could study aerospace engineering.
有航太工程的大學就讀。
in my engineering training
開始了我的工程訓練,
building space robots.
打造太空機器人。
about something important.
重要的事感到很困惑。
in my summer breaks.
with girls ages five to 17,
幫助 5~17 歲的女孩,
and math and science.
getting to know the girls,
認識那些女孩上,
and the leaders in their community,
她們社區中的領導人,
the best possible chances in life.
能夠有最好的機會。
that would help break down barriers
是能夠協助破除障礙
of girls around the world.
能有所改善的團隊。
aerospace engineering
couldn't use the technology
that I was wrong.
space technology for decades
數十年來都在使用太空科技,
in their own countries.
a career in space
可以同時在太空領域,
of the world came together
世界各國聚集在一起,
and use of outer space
for the benefit of all peoples,
of economic or scientific development."
科學發展程度如何。」
for decades to make this a reality.
一直努力想讓它成真。
from the benefits of space
無法享受太空的益處了,
that space is for the few
太空是屬於少數人的,
in a vital mission
一項極重要的任務,
from the 17 Sustainable Development Goals
來自於聯合國的第十七項
of the United Nations have agreed
between now and 2030.
要優先處理的議題。
and opportunities of our time --
以及我們這個時代的機會──
to food and clean water.
食物和乾淨用水的機會。
as a global community.
身份來追求這些目標。
supports sustainable development.
the Sustainable Development Goals.
let's explore these six services,
咱們就來探究這六項服務,
of the goals they help support.
支援的目標來當例子。
to phone and internet service
電話和網路的服務
during times of disaster recovery.
這項服務特別重要。
struck the Philippines,
needed to be repaired,
communication antennas
of repair and recovery.
這是很有用的。
tell us where we are
to track endangered wildlife.
追蹤瀕臨絕種的野生動物。
information from positioning satellites,
information to scientists
to then make better policies
來創造更好的政策,
how to keep these animals alive.
讓這些動物生存下去。
in our environment.
我們的環境發生了什麼事。
those observing the Earth.
are adding to this list.
這張列表繼續加長。
from the satellites for free online.
提供來自這些衛星的資料。
provide images like this,
from a camera.
agricultural land in Kansas.
of the Earth observation satellites
with complex computer models
複雜的電腦模型做比較,
global visualizations such as this one,
影像,就像這張一樣,
of the ocean, globally.
and dust in the atmosphere,
煙,以及大氣中的塵土,
on land and in the ocean.
植物生長的年循環。
about the rainfall and the vegetation
降雨以及植被的資訊,
of a famine or a drought
饑荒或乾旱的危險,
to aid organizations
before the hunger becomes severe.
之前就先準備食物救援。
on the International Space Station.
位在國際太空站上,繞著軌道運行。
are in a form of free fall
所有東西都是在地球周圍
the effect of gravity.
we call it "microgravity."
我們稱之為「微引力」。
in the microgravity environment,
as if they're aging rapidly.
他們非常快速地老化。
and their immune system change.
astronauts healthy in space,
在太空中保持健康,
we use for astronauts
來改善我們在此的健康。
for astronauts and exploration
to improve life on Earth.
來改善在地球上生活的健康。
is based on the technology
就是太空站上
of inspiration,
太空也是靈感的無盡源頭,
are engaging in advancing
of engineering and science and space.
科學,及太空的本地知識。
newest satellite engineers.
最新的衛星背後的工程師。
來自委內瑞拉。
satellite program in Venezuela.
衛星專案計畫的一部分。
the power systems for engineering.
電力系統設計得更好。
and a satellite engineer,
in her weather forecasting.
用在她的氣象預報上。
engineering as an undergraduate
to build their own satellite.
打造他們自己的衛星。
to study satellite engineering
讓她可以去研究所
for sustainable development
而言,太空真的很有用,
that exclude people from space
把人們排除在太空之外,
Earth observation data is complex.
地球觀測資料很複雜。
services are too expensive.
just appears to be inaccessible.
顯得很不平易近人。
現在以教授的身份
as a professor at MIT's Media Lab.
實驗室中所進行的工作。
called Space Enabled.
叫做「 Space Enabled」。
that limit the benefits of space.
不讓它們再限制太空帶來的益處。
the future applications
to sustainable development.
對永續發展做出貢獻。
is for the benefit of all peoples,
太空帶來的益處是給所有人的,
ABOUT THE SPEAKER
Danielle Wood - Space engineer and development scholarDanielle Wood designs satellites and space technology applications that contribute to sustainable development.
Why you should listen
Dr. Danielle Wood has published extensive, novel research findings on emerging space activity in Africa, Latin America and South East Asia; advised senior leaders in the US government on technology policy and led teams of engineers and scientists to create satellite systems that contribute to public safety. As of January 2018, Dr. Wood directs the Space Enabled Research Group and serves as an Assistant Professor at the Media Lab in the Massachusetts Institute of Technology in Cambridge, Massachusetts, USA. The Mission of the Space Enabled research group is to advance justice in earth's complex systems using designs enabled by space. At Space Enabled, Wood designs innovative systems that harness space technology that support work toward the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals.
Wood's research also develops systems analysis tools to improve decision making during the design of complex systems. Most recently, she worked as the Applied Sciences Manager within the Earth Science Division of Goddard Space Flight Center. Previously, she served as Special Assistant and Advisor to the Deputy Administrator at NASA Headquarters in Washington, DC. Prior to working at NASA, Wood held positions at the Aerospace Corporation, Johns Hopkins University and the United Nations Office of Outer Space Affairs. She studied at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, where she earned a PhD in engineering systems, SM in aeronautics and astronautics, SM in technology policy and SB in aerospace engineering.
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